瞒天瞒地 — “To practice large-scale deception”
瞒天瞒地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice large-scale deception”. To deceive everyone, especially both those above and below; to conceal the truth from all quarters. Literally, “deceive heaven and earth”.
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瞒天瞒地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 瞒mán
- 天tiān
- 瞒mán
- 地dì
瞒天瞒地 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 瞒天瞒地
他试图瞒天瞒地，私自挪用公款，但最终还是被审计部门发现了。
He tried to deceive everyone by secretly embezzling public funds, but he was eventually discovered by the audit department.
Idioms Related to 瞒天瞒地
Synonyms of 瞒天瞒地
More idioms starting with 瞒
- mán瞒shàng上bù不mán瞒xià下Deceive superiors, not subordinates
- mán瞒shàng上qī欺xià下deceive superiors and bully subordinates
- mán瞒zài在gǔ鼓lǐ里kept ignorant of the true situation
- mán瞒tiān天dà大huǎng谎a colossal lie
- mán瞒tiān天xí席dì地deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- mán瞒tiān天yào要jià价ask an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天tǎo讨jià价demand an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天guò过hǎi海deceive others to achieve one's aim
- mán瞒xīn心mèi昧jǐ己act against one's conscience
- mán瞒shén神xià吓guǐ鬼deceive and play dirty tricks
- mán瞒shén神hǔ唬guǐ鬼deceive gods and scare ghosts
Questions about 瞒天瞒地
- What does 瞒天瞒地 mean?
- 瞒天瞒地 (mán tiān mán dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice large-scale deception”.
- How do you pronounce 瞒天瞒地?
- 瞒天瞒地 is pronounced mán tiān mán dì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 瞒天瞒地 literally mean?
- Literally, 瞒天瞒地 means “deceive heaven and earth”. It is used to mean “to practice large-scale deception”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 瞒天瞒地?
- 指瞒上欺下。